ONLINE RESOURCES FOR IRISH GENEALOGY

Prepared by Mary Ellen Grogan

megrogan@ix.netcom.com

home.netcom.com/~megrogan/irishgenealogyresearch



NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
www.newenglandancestors.org
Subscription Website
Includes online seminar, "Getting Started in Irish Genealogy" by Marie Daly. Has many databases with information on Irish ancestors. Library catalogue is also searchable online.

TIARA (THE IRSH ANCESTRAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION)
www.tiara.ie
Links geared for Irish genealogy.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF IRELAND
www.nationalarchives.ie
Main website with information on collections
www.census.nationalarchives.ie
1911 census (index and images)

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND
www.nli.ie
Main website with information on their collections, including a detailed list of Catholic Parish Registers. They are adding images of a variety of records, including photographs.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
www.proni.gov.uk
Main website with information on collections and links to databases with an emphasis on Ulster information: Ulster Covenant, Freeholders Records, Will Calendars, and Guides to Collections

NATIONAL ARCHIVES ENGLAND (at Kew)
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Main website with information on collections and genealogy information.
www.movinghere.org.uk
Includes a section on Irish Records in the UK, with indexes and images of Reproductive Loan Fund Records

LDS FAMILY HISTORY WEBSITE
www.familysearch.org
Material collected and made available to researchers from the Church of Latter-Day Saints. Provides a free online search of millions of names in its International Genealogical Index and other reference materials. Includes the list of all original records on microfilm that can be rented from a family history center.

THE IRISH TIMES GENEALOGY GUIDE
www.ireland.com
An online version of the basic reference material found in John Grenham's "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors".

IREATLAS TOWNLAND DATABASE
www.seanruad.com
A searchable online version of the General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851

LEITRIM-ROSCOMMON GENEALOGY WEB SITE
www.leitrim-roscommon.com
A volunteer effort to provide data on western Ireland, focusing on Roscommon, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Includes transcription of 1901 census, 1749 census of Elphin, and a list of the townlands in Mayo and Galway, that were transferred to Roscommon in 1898.

CENTRE FOR IRISH GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES
http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy
Sean Murphy is the Instructor for the UCD Genealogy Certificate Course. His website includes guides to the National Archives and the General Register Office.

ANCESTRY IRELAND (Ulster Historical Foundation)
www.ancestryireland.com
Subscription Website
Focuses on records for Antrim and Down. Includes a searchable database of Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Church of Ireland parish registers. Many of the databases relate to areas all over Ireland.

FIND MY PAST
www.findmypast.com
Subscription Website, formerly 1937 Online
Indexes and copies records from British Archives including: census, vital records, and (NEW) United Kingdom Outbound Passenger Lists (1890 to 1949).

IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION
www.irish-roots.ie
Website with information on county Heritage Centres and research options.
www.ifhf.brsgenealogy.com
Direct link to online indexes and order system for individual records.

IRISH ORIGINS
www.irishorigins.com
Subscription website
Includes definitive version of Griffith's Primary Valuation of Ireland records and the Valuation Maps for the Republic, Irish Wills Index (1484-1858), the 1851 Dublin City Census, and more.

IRISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
www.irishnewspaperarchives.com
Subscription Website
Searchable newspaper archive
Primarily 20th century Irish journals. Freeman's Journal records begin in 1736. The Southern Star begins in 1892. See "Newsplan" for list of surviving Irish Newspapers.